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The1928 Utah gubernatorial election was held on November 6, 1928. IncumbentDemocratGeorge Dern defeatedRepublican nomineeWilliam Henry Wattis with 58.50% of the vote.
Major party candidates
Other candidates
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | George Dern (incumbent) | 102,953 | 58.50% | +5.50% | |
| Republican | William H. Wattis | 72,306 | 41.08% | −5.92% | |
| Socialist | D. C. Dora | 740 | 0.42% | ||
| Total votes | 175,999 | 100.00% | |||
| Majority | 30,647 | 17.41% | |||
| Democratichold | Swing | +11.43% | |||
| County[1] | George Dern Demcoratic | William H. Wattis Republican | D. C. Dora Socialist | Margin | Total votes cast | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | ||
| Beaver | 1,105 | 53.10% | 971 | 46.66% | 5 | 0.24% | 134 | 6.44% | 2,081 |
| Box Elder | 3,264 | 56.17% | 2,530 | 43.54% | 17 | 0.29% | 734 | 12.63% | 5,811 |
| Cache | 5,927 | 58.93% | 4,116 | 40.93% | 14 | 0.14% | 1,811 | 18.01% | 10,057 |
| Carbon | 3,261 | 63.51% | 1,840 | 35.83% | 34 | 0.66% | 1,421 | 27.67% | 5,135 |
| Daggett | 44 | 31.88% | 94 | 68.12% | 0 | 0.00% | -50 | -36.23% | 138 |
| Davis | 2,819 | 58.93% | 1,953 | 40.82% | 12 | 0.25% | 866 | 18.10% | 4,784 |
| Duchesne | 1,291 | 51.81% | 1,191 | 47.79% | 10 | 0.40% | 100 | 4.01% | 2,492 |
| Emery | 1,003 | 43.82% | 1,267 | 55.35% | 19 | 0.83% | -264 | -11.53% | 2,289 |
| Garfield | 505 | 37.32% | 846 | 62.53% | 2 | 0.15% | -341 | -25.20% | 1,353 |
| Grand | 401 | 60.39% | 260 | 39.16% | 3 | 0.45% | 141 | 21.23% | 664 |
| Iron | 1,152 | 45.82% | 1,344 | 53.46% | 18 | 0.72% | -192 | -7.64% | 2,514 |
| Juab | 2,062 | 63.04% | 1,203 | 36.78% | 6 | 0.18% | 859 | 26.26% | 3,271 |
| Kane | 311 | 44.43% | 388 | 55.43% | 1 | 0.14% | -77 | -11.00% | 700 |
| Millard | 1,983 | 53.22% | 1,730 | 46.43% | 13 | 0.35% | 253 | 6.79% | 3,726 |
| Morgan | 550 | 57.05% | 413 | 42.84% | 1 | 0.10% | 137 | 14.21% | 964 |
| Piute | 302 | 45.07% | 365 | 54.48% | 3 | 0.45% | -63 | -9.40% | 670 |
| Rich | 325 | 47.24% | 363 | 52.76% | 0 | 0.00% | -38 | -5.52% | 688 |
| Salt Lake | 45,082 | 65.65% | 23,283 | 33.90% | 308 | 0.45% | 21,799 | 31.74% | 68,673 |
| San Juan | 349 | 51.47% | 326 | 48.08% | 3 | 0.44% | 23 | 3.39% | 678 |
| Sanpete | 3,088 | 50.11% | 3,061 | 49.67% | 14 | 0.23% | 27 | 0.44% | 6,163 |
| Sevier | 1,812 | 47.31% | 2,011 | 52.51% | 7 | 0.18% | -199 | -5.20% | 3,830 |
| Summit | 1,640 | 54.32% | 1,361 | 45.08% | 18 | 0.60% | 279 | 9.24% | 3,019 |
| Tooele | 1,763 | 56.27% | 1,351 | 43.12% | 19 | 0.61% | 412 | 13.15% | 3,133 |
| Uintah | 1,223 | 49.31% | 1,247 | 50.28% | 10 | 0.40% | -24 | -0.97% | 2,480 |
| Utah | 10,266 | 61.42% | 6,392 | 38.24% | 56 | 0.34% | 3,874 | 23.18% | 16,714 |
| Wasatch | 1,242 | 53.49% | 1,076 | 46.34% | 4 | 0.17% | 166 | 7.15% | 2,322 |
| Washington | 1,237 | 49.07% | 1,281 | 50.81% | 3 | 0.12% | -44 | -1.75% | 2,521 |
| Wayne | 274 | 44.48% | 340 | 55.19% | 2 | 0.32% | -66 | -10.71% | 616 |
| Weber | 8,672 | 46.84% | 9,703 | 52.41% | 138 | 0.75% | -1,031 | -5.57% | 18,513 |
| Total | 102,953 | 58.50% | 72,306 | 41.08% | 740 | 0.42% | 30,647 | 17.41% | 175,999 |
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